Collar-protector.



J. LIPKEY.

COLLAR PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. f7 1915. Patented May 23,1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH co-. WASHINGTON. D. C-

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TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH nrrKnY, or cnrcneo, rumors.

COLLAR-PROTECTOR.

ToaZZ whom it may concern Be it known ;that LmJosnr Linux, a citizenof'the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Collar-Protectors, of which the following is aspecifica- My invention relates to a cellar protector designed forattachment particularly to an overcoat in order to prevent theordinary"starched shirt collar from being soiled by contact with the inside ofthe collar of, the.

coat which may be used by the wearer of the collar. 7

The object of myinvention is the production of a construction asmentioned which will be of neat and finishedxappearance and which willafford a receptacle for the collar protecting element when not in use.

A further object is the production of an arrangement which will be ofsimple construction, and one which may be applied to a coat already inuse orWhich may be applied to a coat in the making of the same. 7 Otherobjects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view, my invention consists in the combinationsand arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 1s a fragmental front elevation of the collar portion of anovercoat equipped with a collar protector embodying the invention, Fig.2is a detail section taken on line ,w-w of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 showing the collar protector in extended or operativeposition.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing isapplied to an overcoat and consists of a pocket which is interposedbetween the lining 1 of the coat and the body 2 thereof parallel withand adjacent the collar and lapels of the coat. This pocket consists ofside walls 3 and 4 which are stitched together at their inner edges asat 5. The outer edge of the pocket portion 3 is secured by stitching 6to the coat lining 1, the corresponding edge of the pocket portion 4being secured by stitching 7 to the body 2 of the coat. With thisarrangement it will be seen that an Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May'23, 1916.

Application filed March 17, 1915. Serial No. 14,942.

elongated pocket is formed at the inner side of the coat having acoextensive elongated mouth or opening which extends parallel with andin close proximity'to the collar and lapels of the coat. pocket portion4 will be fastened securely in position so as to prevent the pocketbeing turned inside out, by the central seam ordinarily formed in theback of a coat and by the seams formed at the shoulders of a coat. It isof course understood that if desired or found necessary the pocket maybe an chored at other points so as to securely hold the same in positionunder the lining.

Provided in the bottom of the pocket is an elongated coextensive narrowstrip 8 which is secured in position at its inner edge by the stitching5. as an anchoring means for the protecting element 9 which isdetachably secured at its inner edge to the strip 8 by buttons 10. Theprotecting element 9 is coextensive in length with the pocket and is ofsuch width as to permit of the outer edge thereof being extended fromthe pocket so as to be folded over the edge of the collar and lapels ofthe inside or under coat of the wearer, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, theunder coat being indicated in this figure in dotted lines. This being sothe member 9 will serve as a protection for the starched linen shirtcollar preventing soiling through contact thereof with the coat-collaror lapels. By reason of the detachable connection of the member 9 withthe anchoring strip 8, when the the presence of the pocket or protectingelement in the coat will be unnoticed except for the exposure of theinconspicuous buttons 11. The ends of the pocket as well as theprotecting element may be extended down along the lapels or the frontedges of the coat to any point desired.

While I have illustrated and described In practice the The strip 8serves out departing from the spirit of the inven; tion. to the, precisedetails. oi construction set forth, but desire toavail m yself of suchvariations and modifications as come Within the escopeof the appendedclaims.

Having described my inventio Copies ot'this .patent-iz nay be obtainedfor-five cen ts each, by. addressing the Commissioner iii-{ataxia ifwashingjtomncl f I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited N nf'what Iclaim as new and: desire to secure by Let{ ters. Patentis'f' y 7 I r 1'1. The combination ofa coat; a pocket" provided in said coat adjacentthe collar thereof an anchoring strip provided in the' bottom of saidpocket and a -protector"ele-- j ment having one edgenc'onnectedfjto saidanchoring strip, theopposite 'edgeuof said v protector being adaptedtobe'e folded to posi e651 'm'isad r' oa jorsxana ed the e rom,substantially as described; I 1

bottom of said pocket; and a1protectorele v from, substantially asdescribed. f

S i H fLI PKEY 2.11191 combination of a coat apo ee f 1 provided in"'said' 'coa't adjacent-:the collar thereof; an anchoring stripprovldedin the! 5 25' merit having one edge buttoned to one, side Q i of saidanchor'lng strip; the oppos te edg er 'ofsaidfele'ment being adapted tobe "folded, 1

to position in said pocket or extendedfthere- In testimonyl ivvhereof11have signed my name to this specificationin thepresence of;

